A spaceship is flying a distance of 5 light hours, for example from Earth to
the planet Pluto. The speed can be regulated with the upper buttons.
The applet demonstrates that the clock in the spaceship goes more slowly
than the two clocks of the system in which Earth and Pluto are motionless.

Formula:

t' ... time indicated by the spaceship clock
t ... time indicated by the clocks of the Earth-Pluto-system
v ... speed of the spacecraft relatively to the system of Earth and Pluto
c ... speed of light

Remarks:

In a simplifying way there was assumed an inertial system in which Earth and
Pluto are motionless; especially the motion of the two planets around the sun
was neglected.

According to an important result of the theory of relativity
on observer in the Earth-Pluto-system would see the spacecraft shortened
in the direction of motion. This so-called Lorentz-Contraction was not taken into
consideration in order to make it possible to read off the spaceship's clock.